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anchors — n pl British brakes. Originally part of the jargon of pre war professional drivers. The term was popular with some middle class motorists throughout the 1950s and 1960s, usually in the phrase slam on the anchors , meaning to brake sud denly. It… … Contemporary slang

anchors — n. (Slang) brakes (of a car) anÂ·chor || Ã¦Å‹kÉ™ n. heavy object placed in the water in order to hold boats in place; main broadcaster on a TV or radio program, broadcaster; source of security or stability, refuge; text used as the start or end… … English contemporary dictionary

anchors — Brit. informal the brakes of a car. → anchor … English new terms dictionary

Anchors Aweigh — is the song of the United States Navy, composed in 1906 by Charles A. Zimmerman with lyrics by Alfred Hart Miles. Zimmerman was at the time a Lieutenant, and had been bandmaster of the United States Naval Academy Band since 1887. Miles was… … Wikipedia